Policy

Facilitators:
Cara Bernard, University of Connecticut
Ryan Shaw, Michigan State University

If you would like to receive emails regarding the Policy ASPA’s activities, please contact the facilitators.

Group Membership

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Policy ASPA is to increase policy awareness within music education and to build music educators’ capacity for policy analysis, development, and implementation.

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Policy E-Kit

Click here to view the E-Kit resources.

Members of the Policy ASPA have developed an E-Kit that addresses current music education policies and policy-related topics. These resources were designed to provide music teacher educators, in-service music teachers, and pre-service music teachers with information important for understanding and interacting with policy.

Policy Roundups

Policy Roundups from NAfME are available to your email. If you would like to be added to the listserv please email Lynn Tuttle.

Goals

Attendees at the Policy ASPA’s working session during the 2017 SMTE Symposium identified three action items that define our agenda for the next two years:

Action Item #1: Develop policy resources for inservice teachers and music teacher educators. This includes resources for the places such as the NAfME Advocacy and Research pages and state MEAs.
Action Item #2: Consider policies that enable diversifying music education curriculum in higher education. We are developing longer-term research projects to learn about this topic.
Action Item #3: Compose a policy statement addressing equitable access to music education in a time of school choice.

Completed Projects

Dye, C., Hellman, D., May, B., Prendergast, J., & Richerme, L. K. (2018, March). The practical politics of promoting diversity, equity, and access colloquium. NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Schmidt, P. & Colwell, R. (Eds.). (2017). Policy and the Political Life of Music Education. Check out this page for more information and to order your copy!

Aguilar, C.E. & Dye, C.K. (2017, September). Developing music education policy wonks: Pre-service music education and policy. Paper presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN.

Dye, C.K. (2016). Seizing the opportunities of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Tennessee Musician, 68(3), 12-13.

Richerme, L.K., Aguilar, C.E., Kos, R., Hellman, D., Prendergast, J., & Helton, B. (2016, March). Preservice teacher evaluation policy and practices colloquium. NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Aguilar, C.E., Schmidt, P., Burton, S.L., Hellman, D., & Rechel, L. (2016, March). Political action in music education colloquium. NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Dye, C.K. & Aguilar, C.E. (2016, March) Changing licensure requirements: Issues and implications for teacher mobility and reciprocity. Paper presented at the NAfME Music and Research Teacher Education Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Aguilar, C.E. & Richerme, L. K. (2016). A descriptive study of music teacher educators’ beliefs about policy, Journal of Music Teacher Education, 25(2), 37-49.

Dye, C. K. & Richerme, L. K. (2015, September). Music educators and policy: An examination of knowledge, engagement, trust, and efficacy. Paper presented at the Society for Music Teacher Education Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Aguilar, C. & Richerme, L. (2014). What is everyone saying about teacher evaluation?: Framing the intended and inadvertent consequences of Race to the Top. Arts Education Policy Review, 115(4), 110-120.

Aguilar, C.E., Richerme, L.K. (2014, July). A Descriptive Study of Music Teacher Educators’ Beliefs about Policy. Research presentation at the 2014 International Society for Music Education, Natal, Brazil.

Kos, R., Aguilar, C.E., Dye, C., Hellman, D., Robinson, M., Schmidt, P. (2014, April). Hot Policy Topics Affecting Music Teacher Education: A Panel Discussion about Teacher Evaluation. Panel presentation at the 2014 Biennial Music Educators National Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Aguilar, C.E., Miksza, P., & Richerme, L. K. (2013, September). Navigating pathways for music teacher education and current policy trends. Best practices paper presentation at the Society for Music Teacher Education Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Richerme, L. K. (2013, February). Policy 101. Workshop presented at the Massachusetts Music Educators Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Aguilar, C. E., & Richerme, L. K. (2012, March). Diving at the finish line: The possible implications of Race to the Top for music education. Research poster presented at the 2012 Biennial Music Educators National Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Kos, R. P., Schmidt, P. K., Aguilar, C. E., Orzolek, D., & Hamann, K. (2012, March). Policy 101: Understanding, implementing, and influencing education policy. Panel presentation at the Biennial Music Educators National Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Schmidt, P. K., Orzolek, D. C., Kos, R. P., Richerme, L. K., & Holcomb, A. (2012, March). Nobody told me that!!! Policy 101 or learning leadership. Panel presentation at the Biennial Music Educators National Conference, St. Louis, MO.